F. Gerald Martin Pastoral Ministry Conference

Key Features:

• Pastoral Focus in a relaxed setting as a resident or commuter.

• Fully air-conditioned, comfortable rooms with private facilities for residents at the Retreat Center at St. John’s.

• Morning and Evening prayer.

• Wednesday Eucharistic Liturgy.

• Beautiful reflective gardens.

• 27 hole golf course adjacent to Retreat Center.

• Shuttle service available for residents.

Conference Presenters...

	Ronald Rolheiser, OMI Speaker, Columnist, Author www.ronrolheiser.com Ron Rolheiser will help us in the struggle to name our present moment of being church in the world. Together we will attempt to claim our Catholic identity more clearly and imagine what challenges face us in the future. We will be invited to embrace more fully our call to discipleship and to live as the Body of Christ.

	John Thorne & United In Christ Musical Presentation (Tuesday Afternoon) United in Christ was founded in 2002 under the direction of John J.F. Thorne. This all female ensemble, has members from various churches both Catholic and Protestant. These ladies have sung throughout the U.S. and remain committed to spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

	“Haunted by God: The Life of Dorothy Day” Drama by Lisa Wagner (Monday Afternoon) An acclaimed play about the co-founder of the Catholic Worker movement, who spent 47 years caring for the poor and leading the Catholic Church to a more active concern for the needy in U.S. society. more...